postnatal
English
Etymology
Adjective
postnatal (not comparable)
- (of a baby) after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
- (proscribed) (of a mother) after giving birth
Usage notes
In careful usage postnatal refers to the baby, after being born, while the mother, after giving birth, is referred to as postpartum. In casual usage postnatal may be used for both.
Synonyms
- (give birth): postpartum
Antonyms
- prenatal
- (be born): postpartum
Translations
of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “postnatal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
Adjective
postnatal (feminine postnatale, masculine plural postnataux, feminine plural postnatales)
Further reading
- “postnatal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
postnatal (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular postnataler, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of postnatal (uncomparable, no predicate)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
postnatal m or n (feminine singular postnatală, masculine plural postnatali, feminine and neuter plural postnatale)
Declension
Declension of postnatal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | postnatal | postnatală | postnatali | postnatale | ||
definite | postnatalul | postnatala | postnatalii | postnatalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | postnatal | postnatale | postnatali | postnatale | ||
definite | postnatalului | postnatalei | postnatalilor | postnatalelor |
Spanish
Adjective
postnatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postnatales)
Related terms
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- English terms prefixed with post-
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- English proscribed terms
- Min Nan terms with non-redundant manual script codes
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